Elvis spins again !

Favourite moment: When Elvis walked off the stage and came through the audience - great to see him and hear him close up ! @

Posted 20/06/2012

by jaypet

Location:Cheshire

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The first pop concert I ever went to see was Elvis Costello at The Johnson Hall in Yeovil when I was fourteen. He was fabulous then and, 34 years later, is still fabulous now ! He came on the stage as a gameshow host - inviting members of the audience to spin the huge wheel and then proceeded to play whatever song title it landed on. He was witty, entertaining and wonderful with the audience. And the music ? Out of this world ! Elvis has a unique voice - instantly recognisable, strong and full of emotion. When he sang 'She' we all had tears in our eyes ! He effortlessly sang an enormous number of songs from his impressive back catalogue - my favourites being 'Pump it up', 'Oliver's Army' and 'Watching the detectives'. Not sure how many of the backing band were the original 'Attractions' but they sounded great and my husband was most entertained by the energetic young female dancer ! All in all a FANTASTIC show - don't miss it !!

O2 Apollo Manchester @

- Manchester @

- Sat 12 May 2012 @

Favourite moment: When Elvis walked off the stage and came through the audience - great to see him and hear him close up ! @

One Man, his guitar and a spotlight

Ill start this review by saying - Im not a massive Elvis Costello fan. I got tickets as I knew my dad would enjoy it and fancied a night out with him. However, this night certainly converted me !

Elvis strolled directly to the center of the stage wearing a typically dapper blue suit and white hat and stood, by himself, in the spotlight. There was a single stool, a number of, primarily acoustic, guitars and a piano (or keyboard). He picked up one of the guitars and started to play classic after classic after classic.

In between songs there was little anecdotes and stories which gave the whole night a very informal and relaxed atmosphere. It didn't feel like being at a concert or gig, it felt like we had all been out for a beer and we were back at Elvis's house and he just happened to pick up a guitar. The charisma of the man and the amazing way he crafts his stories carried the couple of hours in a blink of an eye.

I may not have been an Elvis Costello fan before the gig but I certainly am now ! Probably a top 3 gig of all time.

Elvis Costello in BGE Theatre- Very Poor

Bord Gais Energy Theatre @

- Dublin @

- Thu 16 Oct 2014 @

Favourite moment: none @

Posted 29/10/2014

by Anonymous

Location:Meath

This was a very disappointing concert.Elvis's voice was completely gone.I think the concert should have being cancelled as Elvis could not sing on the night.The sound on the night in the BGE was very poor.

Bord Gais Energy Theatre @

- Dublin @

- Thu 16 Oct 2014 @

Favourite moment: none @

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Review 4 for Elvis Costello

1/5

elvis costello not good

Bord Gais Energy Theatre @

- Dublin @

- Thu 16 Oct 2014 @

Favourite moment: Leaving @

Posted 23/10/2014

by kieraa

Thought this gig was dreadful...there was no atmosphere...songs were poor..we left early

Bord Gais Energy Theatre @

- Dublin @

- Thu 16 Oct 2014 @

Favourite moment: Leaving @

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Review 5 for Elvis Costello

4/5

Longest encore EVER!

Last time I saw EC was the Punch the Clock Tour ('84?) so I expected quite a different concert - which I got! No horn section, no backing singers, hell - no Attractions. But Elvis held court very comfortably all by himself, telling anecdotes about the genesis of songs thru the ages.We had everything from the early hits (Detectives, Oliver and his Army, Accidents) throught to mid-year faves (Veronica, a mesmerising Shipbuilding) to songs not yet out of the box (several shouts from The Imposter of "you wanna hear a new one?!").Besides being the lone man on stage, the other issue of note was Mr McManus's voice - if anything, sounding better than ever, with minimal backing of guitar or keyboards.Minor quibble from me regarding song omissions (nothing from the afore-mentioned PtC or the wonderful "Painted from Memory") but with a back-catalogue this big, there's bound to be personal favourites not included.After 90 minutes, Elvis left the stage, but luckily not the building - he soon returned to give another hours' worth of wonderful tune-smithery.I'm (hopefully) not going to leave it another 30 years to see EC again.

Elvis was excellent working those guitars!

Usher Hall @

- Edinburgh @

- Sat 18 Oct 2014 @

Favourite moment: Hearing She sang.just great @

Opening act(s): No opening act @

Posted 21/10/2014

by Annid

Location:Barrhead

The set was over 2 hours long which meant he could not only showcase some new songs but also give tge audience many of his old faves..She, Good year for the roses, accidents will happen. Great atmosphere spoiled only for me by too hard seats in the upper circle.Still for about 40 quid well worth it . First time in usher hall.will spring for dear seats next time or bring a cushion lol

Usher Hall @

- Edinburgh @

- Sat 18 Oct 2014 @

Favourite moment: Hearing She sang.just great @

Opening act(s): No opening act @

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Review 9 for Elvis Costello

5/5

Elvis Costello One Man One Genius

Usher Hall @

- Edinburgh @

- Sat 18 Oct 2014 @

Favourite moment: Shipbuilding @

Posted 21/10/2014

by dodgycab

Location:Edinburgh Usher Hall

On stage for two and a half hours with no interval and no band .This was Elvis Costello stripped back with nowhere to hide but fortunately for him his guitar and his voice were as solid as ever.Nice to go to a gig that doesn't rely on stage effects or light shows but only on the voice of a great performer that has stood the test of time for a reason.

Usher Hall @

- Edinburgh @

- Sat 18 Oct 2014 @

Favourite moment: Shipbuilding @

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Review 10 for Elvis Costello

5/5

Brilliant

Usher Hall @

- Edinburgh @

- Sat 18 Oct 2014 @

Favourite moment: When Elvis came back on, twice. @

Posted 21/10/2014

by JacquelineC

Terrific night, mostly acoustic set, great mixture of songs, including some of Elvis classics. Really impressed with the venue too.

Usher Hall @

- Edinburgh @

- Sat 18 Oct 2014 @

Favourite moment: When Elvis came back on, twice. @

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Review 11 for Elvis Costello

4/5

kratykid

Bord Gais Energy Theatre @

- Dublin @

- Thu 16 Oct 2014 @

Favourite moment: His 400 songs about love & deceipt. Intro to She “dragged into the desert and plucked for all eternity by the vultures of fate” @

Opening act(s): Great guest lineup - himself!! @

Posted 21/10/2014

by kratykid

Location:Dublin

Xlnt show!! Always a master performer. Had seen solo in Sligo 2011? / 12? and eagerly awaited this concert, and wasn't disappointed! Tireless work for the 2hours 15 min and covered such a range of his catalogue, including quite a few we'd not heard live before. Sound was a bit off on some of the earlier songs, but improved when he sorted the earplugs and the performance only got better as the night went on.

Bord Gais Energy Theatre @

- Dublin @

- Thu 16 Oct 2014 @

Favourite moment: His 400 songs about love & deceipt. Intro to She “dragged into the desert and plucked for all eternity by the vultures of fate” @

Opening act(s): Great guest lineup - himself!! @

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Review 12 for Elvis Costello

1/5

Bord Gais Energy Theatre @

- Dublin @

- Thu 16 Oct 2014 @

Favourite moment: None all very disappointing @

Posted 21/10/2014

by Anonymous

Location:Meath

First of let me say I am a fan of Elvis Costello.The soud in the Bord Gais Energy Theatre was dreadful --there was something wrong with the sound system.On the night Elvis's voice was terrible , he was hoarse and out of tune on most of the songs.Old favourites like "She" sounded awful.To be fair to his fans I think Elvis should have cancelled this concert because he could not sing on the night .It was a very disappointong concert.

Bord Gais Energy Theatre @

- Dublin @

- Thu 16 Oct 2014 @

Favourite moment: None all very disappointing @

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Review 13 for Elvis Costello

4/5

Great show

Bord Gais Energy Theatre @

- Dublin @

- Thu 16 Oct 2014 @

Posted 21/10/2014

by snev

Great venue and great seats. EC is wonderful performer, ranging through his early stuff, country and ballads with equal aplomb. I would prefer to see him with band/accompanyment given the quality of musicians he performs with, but it is always a pleasure to hear such great songs performed in person

Bord Gais Energy Theatre @

- Dublin @

- Thu 16 Oct 2014 @

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Review 14 for Elvis Costello

4/5

Costello is just simply a class act - BUT!

Bord Gais Energy Theatre @

- Dublin @

- Thu 16 Oct 2014 @

Favourite moment: "Alison" sang off mic was ridiculously brilliant @

Setlist: I'd suggest a serious fan set - some golden oldies but lots of rarer less travelled tunes which was nice to witness given this was probably my 15th+ EC gig @

Opening act(s): None @

Posted 21/10/2014

by KellsFan

Location:Kells, Co Meath

Great performance by Costello. This time around solo with no support act, band etc. He's proven himself to be a master performer with just a guitar in his hand. Anyone who remembers the National Stadium shows of this past, or even the Sligo Tech Basketball gym gig of a few years ago knows this.

The BUT for this review was the woeful audio off the main microphone. The guitar amps drowned the vocal which seemed to be appearing somewhere over the heads of the first rows and into the lobby! Sound man badly needed to test the acoustics first. I've seen Aimee Mann, Ray Davies, Tori Amos here and the sound was CRYSTAL from anywhere in this gorgeous room. Sound was better from the mics at the organ and chair right and left of the main mic.

Overall another typically great performance from EC he has become a really excellent guitarist, but significant disappointment in the technical aspects of the gig

Bord Gais Energy Theatre @

- Dublin @

- Thu 16 Oct 2014 @

Favourite moment: "Alison" sang off mic was ridiculously brilliant @

Setlist: I'd suggest a serious fan set - some golden oldies but lots of rarer less travelled tunes which was nice to witness given this was probably my 15th+ EC gig @

Opening act(s): None @

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Review 15 for Elvis Costello

2/5

Lacklustre performance and poor sound

Bord Gais Energy Theatre @

- Dublin @

- Thu 16 Oct 2014 @

Posted 21/10/2014

by Beatleboyjohn1

The first half of this show was ruined by really very poor sound. I would expect an artist of Costello's standing to invest more time in getting the sound set up properly. It reminded me of the worst days of the old RDS Simmonscourt concerts when the cound was muddy and poor on a consistent basis.

The second half of the show was an improvement but overall I was very disappointed. I have seen Elvis many times before when he has played in Dublin but this one will not linger in the memory for very long.

Bord Gais Energy Theatre @

- Dublin @

- Thu 16 Oct 2014 @

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Review 16 for Elvis Costello

5/5

Costello timeless

De La Warr Pavilion @

- Bexhill on Sea @

- Thu 17 Jul 2014 @

Favourite moment: Poisoned rose a fans only sing really but made it @

Posted 20/07/2014

by Dominodancing

Location:Dorset

Ok well Costello as always amazing my husbands 62 time my 20 somethingI see loads of gigs each year yet always Costello amazes me with his voice passion and ability to read the audience. Seeing him after was a bonus and meeting fellow fans great. All in all there is more than Oliver's army to Costello but to find if try and get a ticket for one of his rare gigs

De La Warr Pavilion @

- Bexhill on Sea @

- Thu 17 Jul 2014 @

Favourite moment: Poisoned rose a fans only sing really but made it @

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Review 17 for Elvis Costello

4/5

Kew the Music with Elvis Costello

Kew Gardens @

- London @

- Wed 16 Jul 2014 @

Favourite moment: Good year for the Roses, with the benefit of age making the sentiment much more bitter sweet @

Opening act(s): McManus Brothers, Lovell Sisters - both great @

Posted 20/07/2014

by CathrynT

Location:Midlands

A great evening - fantastic setting, great music, not much in the way of fireworks (but that wasn't the point of the evening).

Kew Gardens @

- London @

- Wed 16 Jul 2014 @

Favourite moment: Good year for the Roses, with the benefit of age making the sentiment much more bitter sweet @

Opening act(s): McManus Brothers, Lovell Sisters - both great @

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Review 18 for Elvis Costello

3/5

Elvis Costello was OK

O2 Apollo Manchester @

- Manchester @

- Fri 14 Jun 2013 @

Favourite moment: Going home @

Opening act(s): No support band @

Posted 21/07/2013

by KENDONAGASAKI1966

Location:I live in DARWEN, Lanacashire....

I like Elvis Costello... don't get me wrong.... otherwise why else would I have gone in the first place.. anyway.... the wheel of fortune type carousel whilst being a novel idea consisting of 50 songs I believe... if you're unfortunate enough, as I was, to be at a show where the wheel landed on one of the poorer songs within his repertoire, once this became a repeating theme I found my self praying for some of his better tracks... but uit wasn't to be.... At a guess Id say 40% good 60% bad...chances are that this probably wouldn't happen again... so it may be worth testing your luck !

O2 Apollo Manchester @

- Manchester @

- Fri 14 Jun 2013 @

Favourite moment: Going home @

Opening act(s): No support band @

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Review 19 for Elvis Costello

5/5

costello does it again

O2 Apollo Manchester @

- Manchester @

- Fri 14 Jun 2013 @

Favourite moment: elvis goes for a walk about while singing, up and down the aisles, brilliant @

Setlist: the classics, as you would expect but a few oldies i hadn't heard before @

Posted 13/07/2013

by warrylady

Location:warrington

fantastic idea, get members of the audience to pick songs using a giant wheel, you know your;e going to hear the classics, but a few oldies and rarities were sung this time.athough its the same format as when i saw him last year the perfomance by elvis and the imposters was first class. They can still belt out the songs with loads of energy, getting the crowd to join in, we were up on our feet with the first song. The apollo is a great venue, you feel as if you are part of the perfomance because the theatre is quite small but its because of its size that you feel closer to the band. I will certainly be going there again if they play next year.

O2 Apollo Manchester @

- Manchester @

- Fri 14 Jun 2013 @

Favourite moment: elvis goes for a walk about while singing, up and down the aisles, brilliant @

Setlist: the classics, as you would expect but a few oldies i hadn't heard before @

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Review 20 for Elvis Costello

5/5

Elvis Costello

The Brighton Centre @

- Brighton @

- Sat 22 Jun 2013 @

Posted 27/06/2013

by Anonymous

Another must not miss show with Elvis and the Imposters on cracking form ! Two hours and fifty minutes of the best entertainment you can possible hear and see!